My illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's classic Wind in the Willows published by IDW has been released in paperback (order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796673/the-wind-in-the-willows-with-illustrations-by-david-petersen-by-kenneth-grahame-david-petersen/)!

The book has Grahame's original text, with over 70 illustrations by me as well as a new cover (blogpost about that art process: https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2025/09/wind-in-willows-2nd-edition-cover.html).
This book took me years to complete the illustrations for, and I'm so pleased to have it back in print, so for this week's post I'm going to share posts about thee of the full-page full-color illustrations in the book as well as the original hardback cover which is now a two page spread in the book.

Inked Illustration Process Post of
Rat & Mole arriving late at Badger's Home.https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2016/09/wind-in-willows-badgers-entry.html

Inked Illustration Process Post of
The Field Mice packing up and moving after the harvest.
https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2016/10/wind-in-willows-field-mice-illustration.html


Inked Illustration Process Post ofToad Hiding from the Authorities after escaping Jail
https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2016/08/wind-in-willows-toad-in-hiding.html


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